Alternating-current motor.



Patented June 1, 19091 3SHEBTSSHBBT 1.

E. P. ALEXANDERSON. ALTERNAIING CURRENT MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1907.

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E. F. W. ALEXANDERSON,

ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1907.

923,754. Patented Jana 1, 396$.

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APPLIOATION-PILBD JULY 15, 1907. 923,75& Fa tenfued June 3.

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A SQi-IENECTADY, ITEZV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL ELEC- BIC COMPANY, A CORPQRATION OF NEW YORK.

ATING C U R RE 2331 KZIS'EGE.

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lication filed July 15, 19M.

l etenterl June 1, 1909.

Serial No. 383,807.

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'ie at n; type, and 010- geet 1 to pi-o'vide a novel method of operating rush motors, whereby exoeilent commutation may beseoiii'ed over awide of 2o pix "atoi type-the oomnen st d "sue repulsion ise ies iiiotoi' 1s ar- 1 the zine stator W s o P w right angiss sieetiicsiiy to the armoend thus produces in conui's current the motor: es, known as the compensatproiuo a. magnetization in so ofnistiii 1 magnetization and neutraize, or eoinpensste for, the armature reaction and self-induction. The i'epiiision motor, in which thssiiiisture is in an independent eironitso that the armature current is ltion from the g conducted gniay have its ruling pro e to that of in la serves to v ,e "windings toinpenssted sen In the latter Jose the compensating winding;- of the series eoeinos the ind winding which a: in t o ai'nmtin'c the exciting Winding nod {King the cross-held in toeseiies i otoi: in eeiisin of its imp-eats .50 my invc-n i i .o :1- inotoi' having iting windings on speots it reistss f motor the ososoie w? of which the ioiiowing 1 In the series motor, as soon as it has started, iieai'iy oil the voltage impressed on the motor is taken up at the moisture terininsis by the o0unter-eloctioniotive force produced by the rotation, or in otiief words neariy s11 the'pow a in the armature. In the repulsion motor, since the iii-mature is short-eii'ouitod, the voltage at the armature terminals z o, so that all the impressed voi is taken. up by the stator windings and nearly iii th power is in the stator, the counter-eieotromot'ive force being induced in the stator i sing by til-Q field Wilifiil ind uses the rents in. the shortwirouited armature.

field must oniy' induce in the Since t z rniswie the low 'voitsge required at start to force til 2 fiiiilfiIUlC am-sent through the, armature impedance but must also, soon as the armature starts, overcome theeiemomotive force induced in the armature by retstioii, it im-reases in strength with increase of soeed, appearing in the stator -ding as increased counter-electromotivo foxes, .iii the motor the iii'niotuie is suppiied ooniiuctively with ourieiit and the voltage induced in the iii-mature by rotation appears direotiy :it the armature terminals, so that no inducing field exists;

The inducing iieid in the repulsion motor has on important efiect on commutation, sinceis out by the armature ooiis as they pass under and are momentarily shortcirsuited by the oominutstoi' brushes. The ei-stromotive force ioduoeo in the short-cirouited. ooiis by cutting this field is in opposition' to eleotiomotive foitoe due to the ti'ensfoi'mei' action on those coiis the exciting or cross-field. This latter eieotromot ive fora-e, Wilifiil is present in the siioi-t-cir ouitoii coils of both repulsion and series niotois, is depends-Lit on :10 motor oui'znt only, which tends io (lacrosse with increase of sieed. The eieotionioi'i o foi'oo produced in the siioit-oim'uitsd is of tile repulsion motor uoing field, depends both s'oemi and on the strength 2163 which, as has been points with the speed. Therefore, the inducing iis eieoti'oinotive field. beneficial, sine s force due to commutation reactance. 30

as soon as the motor has started, it comes By starting the motor with the armature short-oircuited and modifying the armature connections to produce a gradually-increasing voltage at the armature terminals as the motor speeds up, the strength of the inducing field is gradually decreased so that for each speed its strength is adapted for securing ood commutation. By my invention this esirable result is obtained simply and effectively. In one aspect my invention consists in connecting the armature directly in series with both the exciting and inducing windings on the stator and short-circuiting the armature at starting, and as the motor speeds up modifying the armature connectiens so as to reduce a voltage at the armature terminals. ore specifically stated, I insert a graduallyincreasing shunt voltage in the armature short-circuit as the motor speeds up.

The method of control outlined aboveresults in maintaining for all speeds an approximate balance between the two electromotive forces mentioned, which, in theordinary repulsion motor, is attained at low speeds only. There is, however, a third electromotive force in the short-circuited armature coils, which must be provided for, it perfect commutation is to be secured. This is the electromotive This does not exist at the moment of starting, but

into existence, and even at low speeds is of great importance in its efieot on commutation. By electromotive force of commutation reactance is meant the electromotive force due. to the reversal of current in each armature coil as it passes under a brush. This electroniotive force is in phase with the armature current, and consequently approximately ninety degrees out of phase with the two electrom'otive forces that have heretofore been considered. In. order to neutralize this electromotiveiforce, it is necessary to produce a field, to be cut by the short-circuite d coils, which is substantially in phase with the motor currents. I secure this re sult byshort-circuiting the armature through an inductive winding, the effect of which is precisely the same as increasing the leakageflux of the inducing windingpgln other words, it produces a field in phase with the motor currents, which is cut by the shortcircuited coils.

It is not necessary to use an inductive winding distinct from the motor windings. The exciting winding of the motor is itself highly inductive, and may be used as the inductive winding by including it in the armature slmrt-circuit. At starting, the exciting winding is preferably connected in series with the inducing winding and the armature shortwircuitcd directlyon itself, since the electromotive force of commutation reactancc does not come into existence until the armature starts, and since the tially the same when a motor power-factor atstarting is higher when the current required in the exciting winding is supplied to it conductively instead of inductively, as is the case when the exciting winding is connected in the armature short-circuit. As soon as the motor is started, however, the exciting winding is transferred from the circuit of the inducing winding to that of the armature. By means of this transfer of the exciting winding '1 am onabled to secure another desirable result. At starting a comparatively weak field is desirablein an alternating-current motor in order to ermit the high armature current required 'or a high starting torque, without the production in the motor of a c rrespondingly strong field flux which would produce excessive heating) in the armature coils shortnumber of efiectiv'e turns than the armature,

then since the ampere turns of inducing windin and armature are always substanis operated as a repulsion motor, the amperes are less in the inducing winding than in the armature. Consequently, by including the :xciting winding in series with the inducing winding at starting, the current in the exciting WlDLiing corresponds in amount to the smaller current in the inducing winding while by transferring the exciting winding to the armature circuit the current in exciting winding is made to correspond to the larger cur rent in the'armature winding.

If the nlotor .is arranged with a greater number ofeffectivc turns in the compensating winding than in the armature winding,

it would be over-compensated when operated as a direct-current series motor. I avoid this )ver-compensation, lwwcver, by shunting a portion of the current around the compensating winding for direct-current operation.

My invention further comprises thrcombination of a single-phase motor of the cornmutator type having exciting and inducing windings on the stator and a controlling switch having its contacts organized and arranged to make surmessivoly the proper motor connections for carrying out the method of operation outlined above.

In order that the full benefits of this met od of operation may be obtained, it is esse tial that the 1nagneto-1notive forces of the inducing and arnniture windings should correspond approximately in distribution. It is not ordinarily convenient to distribute the inducing or compensating winding over the entire periphery. This is true whether eating poles are used on the stator or not current in My l m 1th in- AfitlVG force,

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impressed on the motor may be varied. The armature winding A is connected directly in series with both stator windings B and C across a portion of the supply-transformer l), but the brushes l) b are short-eircuited, so that the motor starts as a simple repulsion The voltage at the armature terminals is zero, and consequently the inducing field, which produces the counter-electromotive force in Winding" C, is at its maximum.

Fig. 2 shows the low-speed connections, in which the exciting Winding B is included in the armature .short-circuit. The purpose of this change in the connections of the exciting Winding is, as has heretofore been explained, to compensate for the electroinotive force of commutation react once. The exciting winding, is highly inductive, and by including it in the rotor short-circuit a leakage-field is produced in the inducing winding C in phase with the motor-currents, and this lield, when out by the armature coils short-circuited by the commutator brushes, produces in the short-circuited coils an eleetromotive force in opposition to the electroinotive force of commutation reactance. At the instant of starting commutation reactance does not exist, and the direct.short-circuit of the armature shown in Fig. l is better adapted for starting, since the exciting winding is then supplied conductively, so that the starting torque and. power-factor of the motor are somewhat higher than would be the case if the motor were started. with the connections of Fig. 2. As soon as the motor has started, and commutation reectance comes into existence, a transfer to the connections of Fig. is made. This transfer has an additional advantage if the inducing winding is designed with a greater number of turns than the armature winding, ince the ampere turns of the armature and inducing windin are substantially equal, and the current in the exciting Winding will be smaller with the connection of Fig. 1, than that of Fig. 2. the exciting or cross field of the motor will be Weaker at starting than in r mming, which is advuntagcmis, since, in order to prevent the induction of excessive currents in the short,-

rir uiicd armature coils, a Weak field is de sirahle at starting, ryhilo a stronger field is needed utter starting to n'orcnt the motor from running at too h h a spcmh When the connections of Fig. 2' have horn established the contact I! may he moved upward in the short-circuit by means of the contact The voltage across the armature termi' in other words so as gradually to increase the vollu c iin- I 2 for runnin at low nals is no longer zero, but is a ccrtuin pr tion of the totali npressed voltage. The strength of the inducin s'icld is conscquemly reduced, thereby preventing the eiecl' roniotire force induced in the short-eirouitcd armature coils by cutting tl iold. liw,v hecouiine cxc cc ve. JAMS the speed is Further irc eased, the contact at is moved upward, in; tuer increasing the voltage at the armature terminals, and at the same time decreasing the voltage across the terminals of the compensating winding. Thus, the portion of the impressed voltage appearing at the ar: rturo terminals is increased, and the indiuing licld correspond ingly \vea toned. uroperly adjusting the l5 contact d for dii'lcroiit speeds, the proper strength of inducing field for good eounnutation at each speed over very wide range may be obtained.

It has been pointed out above that by pro erl p roportioning the turns of inducii 3AM armature windings, and employing the connections ol' Fig. 1 for starting, and speeds, there is obtained a weaker lieid at starting than for runnii It will be understood, however, thatt' week field at starting may-he obtained other Ways, it is not Convenient to er the relative proportions oi conipensz. and armature turns shove men tionctl. 4 shows an alternative iuetlod the field-strength by means of contact e ranged to var the number of turns oi the exciting winding.

if the inducing winding is designed with a greater number'oi' turns than the armature Winding, the motor, when operated as e. se ries motor on direct-curri it, would be over-- compensated, since the Inducing winding then arts as compensating winding; but the compensation a he reduced to theproper amount by the correction shown in iii 5, in which the. compensating or iiul'uring rs o. isshunted or a resistanie. thoirulucing or compensating winding is arranged with twice the ell'eetire runs oi the ornate ture, the resistance wou d he proport ioned to shunt ap Fortunately heal the :.urreut from the di'npcnsnting winding for direct current ogerstion;

Fig. (3 shows dia uniniuticnlly a suitable controlling switch with its contacts arranged for operating; the motor in. accordance with my invention. double-throw switch it is shown for the purpose ol co-nnerzti tor l'or operation on either lilfii'il;

' current. ll rcprrs l'or ultcruzdinn-current or r.

('outroll-tu' i'or dir wt torrent operation. 'tYhr-u the switch G tl1 rorvn to the right and controller ii is moved into its fir t position iljidicated by the dotted line 1, it will be seen that the three motor windings (l, B and A are connected in series a oss a. ortion of transformer l);,,tvhile armpit e A is directly of varying speeds for best commutation.

erasure nectionsni e the some as those shown in F 1. lnthe second position of the controller indicated by dotted line 2, the exciting Winding B is included in the armature short-tin cuit, the connections being as shown in Fig. 2. in moving to thevthird and fourth positions, 2 and 2 the only change made in the motor conncctionsis to increase-the voltage impressed on the i. iiiipeiisntii1g Winding. In moving from the fourth to the filth position indicnt id by dotted line 3, the point of connection between the ixciting \ri dingBend inditiing winding C, instead o l being connccted directly to toe lower armature brush 1) and to the lower terminal of transformer windingl), is shiltcl to an intermediate point on the transformer winding D,-that is, the short-cinuit formed by the iii-nurture winding; A and the exciting winding B is opened to admit a smell electroinotive force as shown in Fig. 3. In passing to the sixth, seventh and eighth positions, 3, 3 and 3, the amount of this shunt ele-stroinotive force is gradually increased, producing; the some circuit connections though the Contact (I in Fig. 3 were moved gradually upward.

the impressed voltage appears at the armature terminals and the inducing field is reduced to the small amount required at those Since all three windings are connected in series, power current can flow through-them all in series as in the compensated series motor. At high speeds the motor resembles to o certain extent a series motor With a small commuta-ting field produced by the shunt excitation, but the commutation obtained at each speed froin the lowest to the highest is superior to that obtained in either the simple repulsion motor or in the ordinoi compen sated series motor. r

The arrangement of the controller I for direct-current operation is simply illustrative. The controller is arranged to shunt the winding C with n resistancei, {18 in Fig. 5, and is also shown arranged to place variable portions of a resistance J in series with the motor. Except for the connection of the resistance F,-the arrangement of the controller 1 forms no part of my invention.

As has been said in the'eerly portion of this specification, it is essential, in order that the-'inexinium benefits may be obtained from the'method of control which I employ, that the distribution of the magneto-motive forces of the inducing and armature windings should be the some. Fig. 7 shows diagrammatically a standard arrangement of the stator of a motor in whit-lino polar projections are employed but in which the magnetic material is distributed uniformly around the armature. In this figure the inducing winding C is distributed over approxiln the high speed positions, the greater part of.

is consequently given a coil-pitch o3": approx This results in rendering instely two-thirds of each pole oi. the-stator while the remaining third 18 occupied by th exciting winding B. The armature Windir in etcly. two thirds. effective for producing a. magneto-motive force only those ormoture'eo .ductors at any instant adjacent to the portions of the stator carrying the compensating Winding. The coil'conductors in the armature slots opposite the portions of the stator carrying the excit- 111g Winding neutralize each other, since the currents in the two coil conductors in each of these slots are in opposite directions fore, the fields produced by the inducing; and armature windings are the sonicshepe, and no leakagedields exist to disturb the reletions which it is desired to obtain. 8 shows. the motor arranged. with projecting poles and With the exciting coils B concentrated in the interpolerspeces. The inducin g windings C are distributed in the usual manner on the pole faces, and

bile armature coils are given apitch corresponding approximately to the pole-widths. With this construotion, with that of ig. 7, the distribu tions ofthe magneto-motive forces of the inducing and armature windings zt're the some.

With the construction of Fig. 8, in which large interpoler spaces are employed, the inducing Winding obviously cannot be dis tributed through the interpolsr space, so that a fractional coil-pitch for the armature is necessary. With the construction of Fig. 7, while it is not ordinarily convenient to distribute the inducing windii'i over the entire stator, since this would require that both inducing and exciting udndings should be at least in part superposed, it is, of course, possible to employ a complete distribution of the inducing uinding, in which case n. full-pitch armature winding may be employed But by using it fractionnl-pitch ormetureyrinding, as indicated, acomplete distr bution of the inducing winding is rendered Wholly unnecessary. I

I do not desire to limit m self to'thc per- A .ticulsr construction and arrangement oi parts here shown, but aim in the sppended claims to cover all modifications which are within the scope of my invention.

What 1 claim is 1. The method of o ierating alternating-current motor of t 1e commutator type which consists starting it as n repulsion motor with the armature directly sho rt-oircuited, including an inductive Windii armature short-circuit for low speeds, eluding 9. shunt voltage in the short-circuit for high speeds. I

2. The method of operating an alternating'current motor of tie commutator type which consists starting it as c repulsion motor with the armature directly short-sin ouited and including on inductive Winding in stator, which consists in connecting all three the armature circuit when the motor has voltage at the armature terminals for high speeds 4. The method of operating an alternating-current motor of the commutator type having inducing and exciting windings on the stator, which consists in connecting the stator windings in series across a source of alternating-current, short-circuiting the armature.

directly at starting and including the cxciting winding in the short-circuit when the motor has started.

5. The method of o crating an alternating-current motor of t lecominutator type having inducing and exciting windings on t 1e stator, which consists in eonn ecting all three windings in series across a source of alternating-current, short-circuiting the armature directly at starting, including the exciting winding int-he short-circuit for low speeds, and openingthe shortcircuit and impressing a shunt excitation on armature and exciting windin s forhigh speeds.

6. The method of operating an alternating-current motor of the commutator type which consists in starting it as a repulsion motor with the armature directly short-circuited at starting, including an inductive winding .in the short-circuit for low speeds, and impressing a shunt excitation on the two windings in series for high speeds.

7. The method of operating an alternating-current motor of the commutator t is having inducing and exciting windings on t 1ewindings in series across a source of alternating-currcnt, short-circuiting the armature directly at starting, including the exciting winding in the short-circuit for low speeds, opening the short-circuit and impressing a shunt excitation on armature and exciting windings for higher speeds, and increasing said shunt excitation with further increase of speed.

8. The method of o crating an alternating-current motor of tie commutator type which consists in starting it as a repulsion motor with the ,rrnature directly short-circuited at starting, including an inductive winding in the short-circuit for low speeds, impressing a shunt excitation on the two windings in series for higher speeds, and increasing said shunt excitation with further increase of speed.

,9. The method of operating-an alternating-current motorof tie commutator ty e having inducingand exciting windings on t 1e stator, which consists in starting the motor with its armature short-circuited and with relatively few ampere turns in the exciting winding and-increasing the ampere turns )in the exciting windin relatively to the other windings when the motor has started,- while maintaining such connections of the exciting winding that it is always directly in series with one of the other windings, so that the motor operates both at starting and runnihg with a series characteristic.

10. The method of operating an alternating-current motor of the commutator type having an exciting winding onthe stator and an inducing winding on the stator having a greater number of turns in the inducing winding than the armature which consists in three windings in series across a source of alternating current at starting with the armature winding closed through. an independent circuit and after the motor has started in- ;cluding said exciting winding in said' independent circuit.

' 12. The method of operating an alternating-current motor of the commutator type having an exciting winding on the stator and greater number of turns than the armature winding, wlnch consists 1n connecting all three windings in series across an alternatlngan inducing winding on the stator having a starting the motor with the exciting winding winding which consists in connecting all current source of ,electromotive force With' the armature winding closed through an in ing winding in said independent circuit and include a gradually increasing portion of the elcetromotive force from said source in said independent circuit. 13. The method of ofierating an alternating-current motor of t e commutator type havin an exciting windingon the stator'and' an in. using windmg'on the stator having 'a' larger number of turns than the armature with e l three windings-connected in'series across a source of alternating-current electrornotive force and with the armature winding closedthrough an independent circuit, then changing the connections of the indefinaliy modifyin the circuit connections to,

windin which consists in starting the moto 12 5 pendent armature circuit toinclude the ex dependent circuit, then including the 8X0lt.-

1 and u rotor proviricd mic stator ovor which inducing winding is distributed, and switch contacts urrzuigsd to connect uii thrcc windings in series and to inngrcss a shunt excitation on the exciting and rotor windings in scrics.

2 in combination, on rdtcrimting-currcnt motor having; on cxciting winding and a distrihuicd induringr winding on tho stator with u cmnmututor and o, wii'n'iin r having a coil-pitch approxilnotciy equal to tho portion oi ouch pole of the stator over which said inducing winding oia-atrihutcri, and switch contacts arranged A to con ct ail thrcc windings in scries and to HIRZQTPbt s shunt '(Xiitatilfill on a portion of res circuit and to vary the amount oi said sci SulCi shunt excitation.-

in combination, an. alternating-curvrent motor having an exciting winding and a distrihutcd inducingwinding on the stator and rotor providcd with ucommutator and a windin; roving u Co lin itch approximately court] to tho portion of each pole of the stator over which said inducing winding distributed, and switch contacts arranged to connect all three windows in series and to impress a shunt cxcitstion on the exciting and rotor windings in series and to vary the amount oi said shunt excitation.

27. In combination with an alternatingcurrcnt motor having exciting and inducing windings on the stator and a rotor winding providcd with c connnutotor, snid inducing winding; having it greater number of ciicctivc turns than the rotor winding, and. switch in tuct arranged to connect the stator v riding; in scrics to a source of current with the rotor winding directly short-circuited and thcrcs r'tcr to inciudc said exciting winding in tho short-circuit 28. In combination, alternating-current motor having on exciting winding and a disuzibutod inducing winding on the stator and rotor provided with s commutator and s winding having a, coii pitcn approximately no portion of each poic of the stator 0* 1r wnicn said winding is distributed, and s comprising switch contacts srrsngoii to short-circuitthc rotor directly, than to include the exciting winding l J short oirouit, and ifnaiiy to nort-oircuit tooroduce an in- I st the rotor terminals, iinstion, an alternating-cur- .ng an t-c ting winding and a indu ing iiding on the stator, d with a commutator and t coil-pitch approxirnotciy V ortion of such poic of the stator iid inducing winding is disc. controiicr comprising switch d to first shortcircuit the l the exciting winding and then to open said short-circuit and include sso urcc of shunt excitation therein.

30. In combination, on alternating-currcnt motor having on exciting winding and a distributed inducing winding on the stator and a rotor provided with o commutator and a winding having a coil-pitch approximately equal to the portion of catch Pole of the stator over which saidinducing winding is distributed, and switch contacts arranged to connect the motor to s source of a itornating current with the rotor and exciting windings in series across a source of shunt excitation.

31. In combination, on alternating-current motor having" an exciting winding and a distributed inducin winding on thetstator and a rotor provided with a commutator and a winding having a coil-pitch app'roxinihtciy equal to the. portion of each pole of thoststor over which said inducing winding is. distributed, and a controller comprising switch contacts arranged to connect the motor to a source of alternating current with the rotor and exciting windings in series across a source of shunt excitation and then to vary the amount of said shunt excitation.

32. in combination, on alternating-current motor having on exciting winding and a distributed inducing winding on the stator and a rotor providedwith acommutator and a, winding having o ooil-pitch approximately cqualto the portion of each poic of the stator over-which said inducing winding is distributed, and scontroiier comprising switch. contscts arranged to connect all three windings in series across it source of alternating current with the rotor winding short oircuited, and then to include a variable source of shunt excitation in the short-circuit 33. 'in c omhinstion, an alternating-curwinding, and to include a variable source of shunt sxcitstion in the short-circuit.

34. in combination, on alternating-current motor having an exciting Winding and a distributed inducing winding on the statorond a rotor provided with a; commutator and a winding having at coil-pitch approximately equal to the portion of such pole of the stator over which said inducing winding is distr1o" utcd, a transformer Winding for supplying current to the motor, and switch contacts orrangsd to connect oii three motor windings in series to the trsnsiornier winding with tho exciting winding betwecn the inducing and having a coil-pitch approximately equal to the? ortion of each pole of the'stator over whic said inducing winding is distributed,

and switch contacts arranged to connect all three windings directly in series across a "so rce of alternating current, to short-cirthe rotor winding, and to includea source of shunt excitationin said short-en cuit.

45. In combination, an alternating-cur rent motor having on the stator an exciting winding andan inducing winding distributed over a portion only of the stator, and a rotor rovided with a commutator anda winding having a coil-pitch approximately equal to the portion of each pole of the stator over which said inducing winding is distributed, and switch contacts arranged to connect all three windings in series across a source of alternating-current, and to impress a shunt excitation on a portion of said series circuit.

46. In combination, an alternating-current motor having on the stator an exciting winding and an inducing winding distributed over a portion. only of the stator, and a rotor rovided with a commutator and a winding aving a coil-pitch ap )roxirnately equal to the )ortion of each po e of the stator over whic 1 said inducing winding is distributed, and switch contacts arranged to connect all three windings in series across a source of alternating current and to impress a shunt excitation on the exciting and rotor wind,- ings in series.

47. In combination, an altcrnating-cu1 rent motor having on the stator an exciting winding and an inducing winding distributed over a portion only of the stator, and a rotor rovided with a commutator and a winding aving a coil-pitch approximately equal to' the ortion of each pole of the stator over whie said inducing winding is distributed, and switch contacts arranged to short-circuit the rotor through the exciting winding and to 0 on said short-circuit and include a source 0 shunt excitation therein.

48, In combination, an alternating-cur- I rent motor having on the stator an exciting winding and an inducing winding distributed i ever a portion only of the stator, a rotor provided with a commutator and a winding having a coil-pitch approximately equal to I the portion of each pole of the stator over i which said inducing winding is distributed, 1 and s'w itch contacts arranged to connect the rotor and exciting windings in series across l a source of shunt excitation.

49. In combination, an alternatingcurrent motor having on the stator an exciting winding and an inducing winding distributed over a portion only of the stator, a rotor provided with a commutator and a winding having a coil-pitch approximately equal to the portion of each pole of the stator over which said inducing winding is distributed, a transformer winding for supplying current to the motor, and switch contacts arranged to connect all'three motor windings in series to the transformer winding with the exciting winding between the inducing and rotor windings and to connect the point of connection of exciting and inducing windings to an intermediate point on the ransl'ormer winding.

50. ln combination, an alternating-current motor having on the stator an exciting winding and an inducing winding distributed over a portion only of the stator, a rolor provided with a commutator and a winding hav- E- ing a co'ilpitch approximately equal to the portion of each pole. oi the stator over which said inducing winding is distributed, a transl'ormer winding for supplying currcnt to the motor, and switch contacts arranged to' con- Meet all three motor windings in series to the transformer winding and to connect an intciinrdintc point inthe circuit of the motor winding Ito an intermediate point on ,lhc transformer winding.

ln witness whereofi have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of July, 1907.

' l'IliNF/l' l". W. AldiXiXlililiSUX.

\i itncsses:

liniins ()nronn, BENJAMIN B. HULL. 

